Hose-rack.



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APPLICATION FILED FEB. 8, 1905.

' Patented Nov. 10,1908.

nisrrnn erm ne rarnrir @FFIQE CHARLES FRANKLIN BOWES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASS-IGNOR TO W. D. ALLEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, .OF CHIOAGO,. ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION.

HOSE-BACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 1Q, 1908.

Application filed February 8, 1905. Serial No. 2%,718.

type of hose rack in which the hose is supported in a. series of depending loops by cross-supports or pins which slide outwardly to release the successive loops of the hose as the latter is drawn from the rack.

, The object of the invention is to provide a simple and effective construction in which the hosecarrying cross pins; are securely held against displacement upon the rack,

but are free to slide thereon as the hose is pulled from the rack.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hose rack in which the pins are detached from the rack at one end only to release the successive loops of hose so that they will not drop from the rack when the hose is removed.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features of construction, combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter set forth, illustrated in the accompanying d rawings and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved hose rack. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof with certain parts shown in section. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the outer end of the rack. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of certain portions of-then'ack.

The main body of the hose rack comprises a pair of side supportsor bars 10 and 11 which are preferably cylindrical and tubular,-as shown, and may be conveniently formed of pieces of piping. At their inner ends the side bars or arms 10 are threaded into or otherwise suitably secured to a bracket 12. If desired, .the bracket 12 and side bars 10 and 11 may be cast in'one piece.

'Thebr'acket 12 is preferably provided with ears 13, through which extends a bolt 14 for pivotally connecting the rack to a support 15.

The support 15 is provided with In the construction shown, the support 15 is in the form of a clamp ring adapted to engage and support the rack upon the supply pipe 17. Supply pipe 17Yis provided with the usual controlling valvev 18 and the hose 19 is connected to the supply pipe by the cou ling 20.

I desired, the support 15 may be in the form of a fiat plate for securing the hose rack to the wall.

The cross supports or pins 21 for carrying the depending loops of hose are connected at their ends to the side supports or bars 10 and 11.0f-the rack so as to be held against displacement but free to slide lengthwise thereon. These cross supports or pins are preferably formed of metal rods or heavy wire and are preferably provided at their ends with loops or eyes 22 extending about or encircling the supporting bars 10 and '11. Loops or eyes 22 loosely fit the supporting bars 10 and 11 so that the cross supports or pins 21 are free to slide lengthwise of the rack. and thus release the successive loops of hose at the outer end of the rack as the hose is pulled therefrom when occasion arises for its use. While supports orpins 21 are free to slide outwardly'to release the loops of hose, they are so connected to the supporting bars 10 and 11 by the eyes 22, that they cannot be twisted into an inclined position relatively to the length of the rack and thus displaced therefrom as is the case with racks in which the ends of the pins loosely engage guide grooves. By reason of this arrangement, the hose may be readily and quickly placed in position upon the rack, is securely held thereon, but is free to be removed quickly in case it is-needed.

Suitable means are provided for engaging and retaining the cross-supports or pins as the hose is removed from the rack, so that, while the successive loops of hose are released the pins Will not drop from the rack. Such retaining means preferably comprises an extension support 23 carried by the side It will be seen that the rack has two supsporting arms which carry the cross supports. 21 for the folds of hose, and that one of-the arms consists of a supporting rail and a collectlng andretaining rail 23, which rails are connected at the outer end of the sup porting rail in such a manner as to permit the fold supports 21 topass freely from the supporting railto the collecting and retaining rail as the hose is removed from the rack.

The extension support 23 is preferably movably orfslidably connected to the side bar 10 and in the form shown, comprises a round rod telescoped within the hollow or tubular bar 10. The support 23 fits loosely within the bar 10 so as to be free to slide which the side support or bar 11 extends so that the end or cross piece 24.- is detachably connected to the support or bar 11. Bar 11 is somewhat longer than the side bar 10 so that it may extend within the socket 27, and so that the inner faces of the heads or abutments 25 and 2.6 may be in line and parallel with the cross supports or pins 21, and at outer end of the side bar 11, as indicated. in

right angles to the side bars 10 and 11.

The heads 25 and 26 upon the ends of cross piece 24, are of sufficient size to be suitably engaged by the eyes 22 upon the ends of the hose-carrying pins 21, so as to shift the ex tension support 23 outwardly into positlon to engage and uphold the pinsas the hoseis removed from theirack. 1

In use, the hose will be suspended in a series of depending loops from the hose carrying cross supports or pins 21,; and the end piece 2i will be placed in position w1th the abutment 25 thereon against the side bar 10 and with its opposite end slipped over the Figs. 1 and 2. -As the hose is pulled from the rack, the cross piece will slide outwardly and strike against the abutments 2 5 and 26 upon theend piece 24:, so as to release the latter from the side bar 11 and shift it, to-

v gether with the extension support 23 outwardly. As soon as the-cross piece 24: is disengaged .from the side bar 11,- it will swing down into vertical position, as shown in Fig. 3. The eyes 22'at one end of the cross supports or pins 21 willpass onto the support 23 as the hose is pulled fromthe rack so as to be collected and retained there by, but the pins will slide'over or be d etached from the side bar 11 at their opposite ends and swing down into vertical position as indicated in Fig. 3, to release the successive loops of hose. In'this manner, the hose a washer or collarv28, having a notched or cut-away portion as at 29, is fitted within the outer end of the side bar 10, as most clearly indicated in Figs. 3 and 4. The inner end of the supporting rod 23 is provided with a laterally extending lug or pin 30, which passes through the notch 29. When the supporting-rod 23 is placed within the side bar 10, pin 30 and notch 29- are so'located that, when the end piece 24 is in the position shown in Fig. 3, the pin 30 will be out of line with the notch and the supporting rod 23 cannot be completely withdrawn from the side bar 10.

It is obvious that numerous changes may be made in the details of structure Without departure from the essentials of the invention.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is i 1. In a hose rack, the combination of a pair of rigid side arms permanently connected together only at their inner ends, and a serles of separate cross pins having their end portions bent to form loops loosely fitting about said side arms, said loops serving to hold said cross pins against accidental displacement while said pins are freely slidable upon said side arms and over the outer end of at least one of them. v 2. The combination with a hose-rack, of a series of hose-carrying cross-supports in horizontal alinement and arranged to slide outwardly in the direction of the length of the rack and to be disconnected therefrom at one end only in the act of removing-the hose, substantially as described.

3. In a hose-rack, the combination of a pair of side-supports, a-.series of hose-carrying cross-supports slidably and permanently connected to one of said side-supports and slidably mounted on the other of said supports but detachable from the free outer end thereof, substantially as described.

' 4. In a hose-rack, the combination of a pair of side-supports, and hose-carrying pins slidably mounted upon. said side supports and detachable from the-outer end of one of said supports, the other of said side-supports having an extension for holding the pins as the hose is removed from therack, substantially as described. 5. In a hose-rack, the combination of a pair of side supports, hose-carrying crosssupports slidably mounted on said side sup portsand means at the outer end of the rack for engaging one end of said crosssupportsand supporting the same the hose is removed froin the rack, substantially as describedr 6. In a hose-rack, the combination of a pair of side supports, an extension support slidably connectedto one of said side sup- .ports and a series of hose-carrying crosssupports mounted on-said side supports and slidable therefrom onto said'extension support, substantially as described.

7. In a hose-rack, the combination of-a pair of side supports, an extension support slidably connected to one of said side sup-, ports, a series of hose-carrying pins mounted on said side supports and slidable therefrom onto said extension support and an abutment connected to said extension support with which the pins engage to shift the same, substantially as described.

8. In a hose-rack, the combination of a pair of supportingrbars, an extension support slidably connected to one of said bars, and an end-piece connected to said support and detachably engaging the otherof said bars and hose-carrying cross-pins mounted on said supporting bars and slidable therefrom onto said extension support, substantially as described.

9. In a hose-rack, the combination of a pair of side supports, hose-carrying pins having loops at their ends extending about said supports andslidable outwardly thereon to release the hose and means at the outer end of the rack for engaging the loops at one end of said pins as the hose is removed from the rack, substantially as de-. scribed.

10. In a hose-rack, the combination of a pair of supporting bars and a series of hose- :arrying cross-pins having end loops extending about said bars, said pins being slidable outwardly over the free outer end of one of said bars to release the hose, the

other of said bars having an extension for engaging the loops at one end of the pins to uphold the same as the hose is removed from the rack, substantially as described.

11. In a hose-rack, the combination of a pair of supporting bars and a seriesof hosecarrying cross-pins having end loops ex tending about said bars, said pins being slidable-outwardly over the free outer end of one of said bars to release the, hose and a an extension support slidable longitudinally %pair of supporting bars, an extension support slidable within one of said bars, an end-piece connected to said support and detachably engaging the other of said side bars, and a series of hose-carrying cross-pins having end loops engaging said side bars, and slidable outwardly therefrmn onto said extension support, substantially as described.

13. In a swinging hose-rack, the combination of side bars, hose-carrying cross-pins having end loops engaging said. side bars and slidable outwardly thereon to release the hose, an extension support slidably telescoped within one of said side bars and an end-piece connected to said extension support and having a socket-head detachably engaging the other of said side bars, substantially as and for the purposes described.

14:. A hose rack comprising supporting men'ibers, and hose carrying elements bodily movable longitudinally of said members and automatically detachable from one of them and retained by the other. i

15. A hose rack comprising supporting members, and longitudinally movable hose carrying elementshcld against disconnection from one of the members, and automatically detachable from the other.

16. A hose rackcomprising supporting. members, and hose carryingelements movable longitudinally of the members and automatically detachable from one of them to release the hose and non-detachable from the other.

17. A hose rack comprising a pair of supporting. members, and hose carrying elements slidable on both' members, automatically detachable from one of them, and having a swingingconnection with the other.

18. A hose rack having fold supports upon Which the hose is hung in folds and a supporting arm constructed with a supporting rail and a collecting and retaining rail for the fold supports.

19. A hose rack having fold supports upon which the hose is hung in folds and a supporting arm constructed with asupporting rail and a collecting and retaining rail forthe fold supports, said rails being connected at the outer end of the supporting rail so that the fold'supportspass freely from one to the other.

20. A hose rack having transverselfold supports, a supporting arm upon whiehsaid fold supports are releasably supported, and

a supportingarm upon which the hose'supports are irreleasably supported constructed With a supporting rail and, a collecting and retaining fail. i

21. A hose rack having transverse fold supports, a supporting arm upon which said fold supports'are releasably supported, and

a supporting arm upon which the hose supports are irreleasably supported constructed With a supporting rail and a collectingand retaining rail said fold supports releasing their engagement with the, arm first named as they pass from the supporting to the collecting and retaining rail of the other arm.

22. In a hose rack, the combination of a pair of side-supports, a serles of hose-carrying cross-supports 'slidably mounted on said side supports and having their ends'extendingabout said side supports to hold said cross-supports against accidental displacement, and means connected to the outer end of the rack Whereon the cross-supports are assembled and retained as the loops of hose are freed therefrom. '23. In a hose rack, the combination of a pair of side arms, a series of hose-carrying cross-supports having. end portions extending about said side arms, said cross-supports being slidable over the outer ends of said arms to release the hose, and a retainer device connected to the outer end of one of said armsfor collecting the cross-supports as the loops of hose are freed therefrom.

24. A hose rack comprising a pair of sidesupports, hose-supporting members slidably mounted on said side-supports and arranged to be disengaged from one of said side-supports in the act of removing the-hose, and a retainer device connected to the outer end of the other side-support Whereon said hosesupporting members are collected as the hose is freed therefrom.

25. A hose rack having 'a series ofhosecarrying cross-supports arranged to slide outwardly in the direction of the length of the rack and to be disengaged therefrom at one end in the act of removing the hose,

and'means connected to the outer end of the rack Whereon said cross-supports are CHARLES FRANKLIN BOWES.

Witnesses KATHARINE GERLAG LILLIAN PRENTIGE. 

